Wow, where did the school year go? I’m sure for a lot of the teachers, administrators and support staff of our school system, this has been a dog-year in terms of the school calendar. But after today, there’s less than a week left.
It’s true. You blink and it’s gone.
I’m not crying. You’re crying. Shut up Spy.
Let’s handle our BID-ness and get to your questions.
Here’s today’s A2 column catching up with his family and an organizer of Saturday’s funeral for Cpl. Henry Helms, who went missing during the Korean War in December 1950 before his family was informed that his remains were in Box 39 of 55 crates containing remains of American soldiers killed in action there.
You know the rules. Here’s Paschall on the latest UT football recruit.
Rushmore of TV bars/watering holes: Cheers is 100% far left. And as much as I enjoyed watching every single Seinfeld multiple times, I wish I could find Cheers in regular rotation in syndication. And we had some non-bar suggestions, so we’ll go adult beverages and non-adult beverages. At the kids table, we’ll go Arnold’s from Happy Days, Monk’s from Seinfeld, Peach Pit from 90210 and The Max from Saved By The Bell. (Sorry, not a Friends fan. Whatsoever.) Adult’s table: Cheers, Moe’s Tavern, Boar’s Nest and The Bada Bing. (I never watched How I Met Your Mother, but could understand the support it got here.)
Rushmore of X: X-Files, X-Men, X marks the spot, X-ray vision.
Rushmore of female SNL cast members: As with most SNL lists, this one was difficult. I went with the characters and time on SNL. For example, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is arguably the most accomplished female TV comedian of all time considering her decorated work in Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine and the wonderfully done Veep, which was art predicting life considering what was to come with a lot of the Trump circus. But Dreyfuss was completely forgettable in a completely forgettable time of SNL so while she would make a push for most successful post-SNL career, she’s not close for her work there. Tina Fey is far left. I’ll go Gilda Radner, Kate McKinnon and Kristin Wiig, narrowly over Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph, who is about to have a Fey-doing-Palin run with her excellent turn as Vice President Kamala Harris.
Dennis Hopper’s Rushmore: Easy Rider, Hoosiers, Apocalypse Now and Blue Velvet, and whomever mentioned what a long career, boy that’s the truth. And did you see his TV credits too? Everything from Petticoat Junction to Bonanza back in the day.
Braves played. Braves lost because Braves relievers smell like feet. In other breaking news, there’s growing unrest in the Middle East, cats and dogs fighting again and the sun reportedly will set to the West tonight. Film at 11.
One more tidbit: We have talked multiple times around these parts about the most bipartisan elected officials. According to this, which ranks members of Congress according to the highest percentage of co-sponsored bills with someone from the other side of the aisle, the five most bipartisan members of Congress are Republicans.
Here are some of the emailed responses from the group about the best golf courses:
“Jay, My two favorite golf courses I’ve ever played are The Ocean Course and The Honors. For the money, The RTJ Golf Trail is a bit unreal!”
“The best course I’ve played is the TPC Las Vegas. McLemore is pretty sharp, as well. My favorite, however, always will be Montlake, because of the memories I still cherish with my grandfather. I’ll also always remember Augusta on a Sunday afternoon with my dad when Phil won his second green jacket.”
“Best courses I’ve played: 1. East Lake; 2. Banff Springs, Banff, Alberta. Even getting chased a mama elk was an experience there; 3. The course on Wilmington Island at the old Sheraton. I think it’s called Savannah Country Club now; 4. Crowbush Cove, Morrell, Prince Edward Island. Breathtaking. Hit the stick on a par 3 and was left a 2 inch birdie putt.”
“I have walked The Honors and Augusta National, but alas, have never played there. Same with TPC Sawgrass.”
And from Tom (which also has a question)
Jay:
Growing up in upper East Tennessee in the 60’s, my best friend and I would often take off over to either one of two courses in Western NC. Leaving out of Johnson City, we could be in Newland, NC to play Mountain Glen in about 40-45″ or a little further, play at Beaver Lake near Asheville.
Mountain vistas and cool summertime temps made it especially pleasant and we were not above cutting a Friday class in the fall to enjoy a quick 18 or 27 holes with spectacular fall colors.
My Dad’s company had a “golf retreat” at GrandFather Mountain, NC , so we had the privilege of playing a few rounds there
At the time we were playing Beaver Lake, it boasted the longest par 5 in the country. 697 yards?
Interesting hole. You hit from an elevated tee and had to carry 150 yards over a small pond, assuming you hit it relatively straight. But this elevated tee was well back in a canyon of tall pines(think TVA Power Line Trail). This was in the early days of this course(built about 1960 maybe?) so you better at least be able to carry it relatively straight for over 150. If not, it was tall trees on both sides with sloping, rough hewn fairways or pond in front.
Hey, battery is about to crap out, question before I go: On Tuesday, (I think) you stated that you don’t think of the PGA Championship as a “real major” . ? How did you arrive at that thought?
Enjoy the column as always. Still miss you on the radio.